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Recognised as Colour

#B0C4F5

  • #B0C4F5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B0C4F5 is a blue with RGB values 176, 196, 245 and HSL 223°, 78%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B0C4F5#B0C4F5
HEX#B0C4F5
RGBrgb(176, 196, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.7686, 0.9608
RGB percentages69%, 76.9%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(222.6, 77.5%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 28.2%, 96.1%)
CMYK28.2%, 20%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,584,757
CSS custom property--colour: #B0C4F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#4F3B0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5C7F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFC1F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9DCED4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4Light skyblue · ΔE 15Thistle · ΔE 19.5Sky blue · ΔE 19.5Lavender · ΔE 21Light blue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5E1B0
Analogous#B0E7F5, #BEB0F5
Triadic#F5B0C4, #C4F5B0
Split complementary#F5BEB0, #E7F5B0
Tetradic#F5B0E7, #F5E1B0, #B0F5BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDE6FB
Darker −10%#83A2EF
Darker −20%#5580EA
Darker −30%#285FE4
Darker −40%#1849C1
More saturated +25%#A6C0FF
Less saturated −25%#BBC9EA

Channel breakdown

R176
G196
B245
Red176 (69%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue222.61°
Saturation (HSL)77.53%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G C4 · B F5

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